Kansai-Kūkō Expressway

The Kansai-Kūkō Expressway (関西空港自動車道, Kansai-Kūkō Jidōsha-dō) (lit. Kansai Airport Expressway) is a 4-laned national expressway in Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company.

Kansai-Kuko Expressway
関西空港自動車道
Route information
Length	6.6 km (4.1 mi)
Existed	1994–present
Major junctions
From	Izumisano Junction in Izumisano, Osaka Hanwa Expressway
To	Rinku Junction in Izumisano, Osaka Sky Gate Bridge R Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route
Location
Country	Japan
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Route description

The expressway is a short connector route linking the Sky Gate Bridge R, and ultimately, Kansai International Airport, with the Hanwa Expressway.^[1]

National Route 481 serves as a frontage road for the expressway.

History

The Kansai-Kūkō Expressway opened on 2 April 1994,^[2] five months prior to the opening of Kansai International Airport.^[3]

Junction list

The entire expressway is in Osaka Prefecture.

Location	km[4]	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Izumisano	0.0	0.0	18	Izumisano	Hanwa Expressway – Kaizuka, Osaka, Sennan, Wakayama	Southern terminus
	1.0	0.62	1	Kaminogō	National Route 481	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
	4.1	2.5	2	Izumisano	National Route 26 – Izumisano National Route 481 – Rinku Town	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
	6.6	4.1	3	Rinku	Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route – Osaka, Kobe Sky Gate Bridge R – Kansai Airport	Northern terminus, E71 continues on to Sky Gate Bridge R
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Route transition

See also

• Japan portal
• Roads portal